Senior Project Manager - Construction

ISU Research Park; Clear Lake, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliant Energy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead critical outage planning and coordination for Emery and Marshalltown facilities. You will drive end-to-end maintenance events, align stakeholders, and ensure safety, schedule, and budget compliance.

The role emphasizes PMI-based project management, risk control, resource planning, and effective communication with diverse teams and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.
• 5 years of project management experience on medium to large projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end outage planning and coordination across stakeholders.
• Manage risks, schedule, costs, and resources to meet objectives.
• Develop and execute communication plans for stakeholders and teams.
• Mentor others in project management practices and organizational change.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

PM software

Job description

Job Description

At Alliant Energy, our purpose is to serve customers and build stronger communities. We are passionate about powering beyond the market challenges of today, while powering what's next in energy. When our employees say "I am energy", it means they take pride in the work we do when disaster strikes, as well as all the days in between. We want you to be safe, happy and healthy. That's why we prioritize safety, offer volunteer opportunities and provide competitive pay, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, tuition reimbursement and paid time off.

• competitive pay
• comprehensive health and retirement benefits
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off

Help lead critical, natural gas outage execution at our Emery and Marshalltown Generation Facilities where you’ll own the end-to-end planning of complex, high-impact maintenance events that keep our plants running safely and reliably. As an onsite Senior Project Manager, you’ll spend up to a year building detailed outage plans—aligning stakeholders, sequencing work, and mitigating risk—before planned and unplanned outages. This role is ideal for a PM who thrives in high-stakes environments, values safety above all, and excels at coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver preventative maintenance and equipment upgrades on schedule, on budget, and without compromising operational integrity.

Job Summary

Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful initiation, planning, development, administration, risk management, implementation, control, and closure of large-sized projects across multiple business units through the Alliant Energy Program and Project Management department.

What you will do

Understands and utilizes the Alliant Energy project management methodologies and processes based on Project Management Institute (PMI) for project delivery in order to achieve scope, schedule, and cost objectives, while effectively managing risks that have the potential to affect project deliverables.

Determines specific business needs and deliverables of a project, and utilizing project management tools, establishes and manages the costs, resources, performance measurements, timeline, and technical objective required to complete the project and meet the expected project outcome.

Determines appropriate project resource and staffing skillsets, including determining the level of expertise needed to complete a project while assessing strategies that can be made to reduce the overall project risk factor.

Manages applicable project contracts in conjunction with sourcing personnel.

Ensures that the work is completed to specifications and is on schedule as specified in the contract.

Responsible for development and execution of communication and stakeholder management plans related to projects, including the development and reporting of project status, risks, and progress to stakeholders in an agreed to format, frequency, material content, and audience for the communications.

Ensures training needs are met for project team members and users of project.

Upon completion of projects, ensures operational teams are properly trained, work orders are closed, all related finance charges are handled, team members are reassigned, documentation is in order, and a smooth transition of deliverables occurs.

Provides support to and mentors others in the use of organizational change management methodology and business consulting support as needed within the context of program and project management to aid in assurance of achievement of strategic objectives.

May be responsible for performing a cost/benefit analysis of the project and ensuring feasibility.

Engages in other duties as needed that support Alliant Energy’s Values and helps deliver on our Purpose to serve customers and build stronger communities.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) certification Preferred

Required Experience

5 years of experience in project management managing medium to large sized, complex project

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Certification achievement of a Project Management Professional certification within 12 months of employment is required.

Ability to analyze and solve problems of a moderate nature and implement an effective solution.

Ability to organize large project plans and effectively document accordingly.

Demonstrated ability to plan and carry out responsibilities with a minimum of direction.

Demonstrated effective leadership and team skills.

Ability to develop and apply performance measures.

Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to use computer software programs (e.g., e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, and project management).

Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Key Skills